New York designer Bec Brittain has referenced the shapes of ancient Japanese helmets in a glass and bronze lamp, which she presented at this year's Design Miami fair.
The Kawari Crane is the first in Brittain's Crane series to feature a curved glass element. The arc-shaped tube wraps around a straight cylinder, angled slightly off vertical.

Both are made from white borosilicate glass, which has better thermal resistance than typical glass, and are mounted on a heavy bronze base.
The name Kawari comes from the sculptural armoured helmets worn by Japanese samurai warriors, which informed the design.

Created as an edition of seven, the lamp joins a set released last year that each combine glass tubes with bronze, held together with leather straps. "The Crane series emerged from the idea of a bronze volume and leather acting as the 'crane' lifting a glowing mass of glass," said a statement from the designer.

"As the series expands, it becomes more elemental, exploring the interaction between a grounding bronze volume and floating forms of light, most specifically in their intersections and connections."
Brittain originally trained as an architect ? which she previously told Dezeen she wasn't very good at ? then had a stint working for fellow lighting designer Lindsey Adelman before setting up her own studio.

Earlier this year, she launched a collection of space-themed fixtures featuring slender frames and refracting prisms at her new Chelsea showroom.
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